Where does “cimenter” come from?
cimenter (French) comes from French ciment, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
cimenter (French): to cement; to confirm
Ancestry of “cimenter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ciment | cement |
| 2 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 3 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |
Words derived from “cimenter”